Fayzabad Airport

Fayzabad Airport (IATA: FBD, ICAO: OAFZ) is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fayzabad (also spelled Faizabad or Feyzabad), the capital of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),^[1] and serves the population of Badakhshan Province. Security in and around the airport was provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.

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Fayzabad Airport Pashto: د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر Dari: فرودگاه فیض آباد
IATA: FBD ICAO: OAFZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Afghanistan
Operator	Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation[1]
Serves	Badakhshan Province
Location	Fayzabad, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL	3,842 ft / 1,171 m
Coordinates	37°07′10″N 70°31′06″E / 37.11944; 70.51833][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"},"html":"Coordinates: </templatestyles>\"}' data-mw='{\"name\":\"templatestyles\",\"attrs\":{\"src\":\"Module:Coordinates/styles.css\"},\"body\":{\"extsrc\":\"\"}}'/>37°07′10″N 70°31′06″E / 37.11944°N 70.51833°E / 37.11944; 70.51833"}">
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FBD Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 1,844 6,049 PSP
Sources: SkyVector.com,[2] Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan,[3] AIP Afghanistan[4]

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Built during the Soviet occupation, Fayzabad Airport is somewhat unusual^{[clarification needed]} in the world, notable for the runway being constructed of pierced steel planking (PSP or Marsden Matting) along its full width and length. Construction of a new asphalt runway was completed during the summer of 2012, funded by USAID and Asian Development Bank.^[5] It runs parallel to the metal runway which has been blocked off by large rocks.

In August 2023, an anti-Taliban armed group claimed attacking the entrance of Faizabad Airport, killing one Taliban militant and injuring three others.^[6]